Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KIRKLAND III, FREDDIE

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2855 2856

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.6%
Allow Rate
+16.6% vs TC avg
1166
Total Applications
+10.6%
Interview Lift
860
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1132 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.0%
§101 Eligibility
40.4%
§102 Novelty
34.2%
§103 Obviousness
15.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18681708 SENSOR HOLDER AND BEARING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE WHEEL Non-Final OA NTN CORPORATION
18690318 METHOD FOR MEASURING DEFORMATION AMOUNT OF DEFORMATION PART OF ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED TEST OBJECT AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING OPTIMUM CONDITION FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA PROTERIAL, LTD.
18517396 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MATERIAL TESTING AND MATERIAL TESTPIECES Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18588683 INJECTION NEEDLE BLOWOFF APPARATUS AND INJECTION TESTING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
17270199 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROMOTING A CHANGE IN CONSUMER SMOKING HABITS Final Rejection Philip Morris Products S.A.
18265671 STEERING ASSEMBLY, VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A STEERING TORQUE OF A STEERING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
18879004 TEST RIGS AND METHODS FOR TESTING DUAL-AXLE VEHICLE CORNER SYSTEMS Non-Final OA REE AUTOMOTIVE LTD
18411036 DOOR-TRIGGERED TIRE PRESSURE DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WAKING UP THE SAME Non-Final OA SYSGRATION LTD.
18565719 MAGNETIC SENSORS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEREOF Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
18587396 PRESSURE SENSOR RESISTOR CONFIGURATION FOR STRESS COMPENSATION Non-Final OA Melexis Technologies NV
18073775 TORQUE SENSOR FOR AN EBIKE SYSTEM Non-Final OA SRAM, LLC
18690682 Sensor arrangement for an apparatus for additive manufacturing, apparatus for additive manufacturing and test method Non-Final OA EOS GMBH ELECTRO OPTICAL SYSTEMS
18616779 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GAS SENSOR DETERMINATION OF VOLATILE COMPOUNDS BY METERED SAMPLE EVAPORATION Non-Final OA RARE COMBINATIONS LLC
18687998 Powder Storage Device Comprising An Enclosure, And Associated Method Non-Final OA AddUp
18187655 FORCE MEASUREMENT Final Rejection INTERLINK ELECTRONICS, INC.
18425179 HYDROGEN CHARGING DEVICE AND ROTATING BENDING FATIGUE TESTING MACHINE USING SAME Non-Final OA Fukuoka University
18563172 A METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR ESTIMATING RESIDUAL TORQUE BETWEEN THE BRAKED AND BRAKING ELEMENTS OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA ITT ITALIA S.R.L.
18389088 Shingle Damage Testing Apparatus and Method of Use Non-Final OA Reedpoint LLC
18501560 SLIP-RESISTANT COMPOSITIONS WITH OPTICAL WEAR INDICATION Non-Final OA Cavana Holdings, LLC
17342338 Methods and Systems of Fabricating Electrical Devices by Micro-Molding Final Rejection Mesoline Inc.

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